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Jessica Barona, left, bumps elbows with B. BK Keown, Department of Workforce Services employment counselor, at the department’s office in Salt Lake City on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Barona was able to get a job this morning with the help of Keown.
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Before the coronavirus outbreak, Darren Ray was at least able to get by on the mediocre pay he earned in the service industry, but things started to get really tough when the pandemic hit and he was among thousands of Utahns who found themselves out of a job and wondering what to do next.
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SALT LAKE CITY The volume of first-time requests for unemployment compensation declined slightly, according to new data from the latest week available.
The Utah Department of Workforce Services reported Thursday that the number of total new claims filed for unemployment benefits registered 4,386 for the week of Dec. 6 through Dec. 12, compared to 4,758 the previous week.
The report also indicates there were 26,442 continued unemployment claims filed during that same week.
Eight to nine months after the initial stages of the pandemic, Utah continues to see about four times more weekly claims than it did during 2019, said Unemployment Insurance Division director Kevin Burt, adding that has been some progress made of late.
Claims for unemployment benefits still high in Utah, but going down slightly
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A Help Wanted sign is posted at a Designer Eyes store at Brickell City Centre, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in Miami. The number of people applying for unemployment aid jumped last week to 853,000, the most since September, evidence that some companies are cutting more jobs as new virus cases spiral higher. The Labor Department said Thursday, Dec. 10, that the number of applications increased from 716,000 the previous week. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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and last updated 2020-12-17 11:05:31-05
SALT LAKE CITY â Claims for unemployment insurance benefits are still high in Utah, but are going down slightly, according to data released Thursday by the Utah Department of Workforce Services.
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5PM: Utah tries to collect on $1.5 million from unemployment overpayments
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SALT LAKE CITY Utah is seeking repayment of approximately $1.5 million in unemployment benefits that were incorrectly paid out during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data that was sent to federal regulators.
Utah paid $1.2 million in overpayments for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and $340,000 in overpayments under the Pandemic Extended Unemployment Compensation, the unemployment office reported in October to the Office of Inspector General.
Under the two unemployment programs from the CARES Act, Utah paid out more than $60 million in total claims. The payment accuracy rate for the two programs is more than 97%, according to the Utah Department of Workforce Services.